http://www.kealey.org The life and times of Team Kealey Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Where has the year gone? Since moving to our new home in January 2008 we have a year of head down Monday through Friday and then Saturdays and Sundays spent mowing, unpacking, settling in, furniture shopping (we had a few months of newspaper stuck together in the measurements of potential ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=91 For those that we haven't been seeing regularly for the last month or so, feel privileged that you haven't been swept up in operation "migrate".  For those few lucky people, you have been spared from us talking incessantly about our new. So, from experience we can now strongly recommend against trying ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=62 It's been all airports, hotels and travel for us this last month or two.  After an epic holiday in South America (Hola Amigos!), Peta has this week been to Sydney for her induction into the new job and role.  Of course, not wanting to be left at home alone, I ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=61 We're back in the wonderfully humid Brisbane.  It's amazing that after one month of little or no humidity (Amazon excluded) that you forget about the humidity.  Hit us like a wall when we arrived home. Our South America adventure was a great one and our heads are still spinning trying to ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=60 RIO !!!!!  Our 5 nights of recovery in Rio flew by so fast.  Who knew that "leisure time" could pass by in the blink of an eye even when you're paying US$300 a night!!  That's right, forget cheap holiday destination in Rio people - we think we spent about the same in spending ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=59 As previously mentioned we had an 8 hour bus ride (380 kms) from Cusco to Puno.  Puno is the town on the edge of Lake Titicaca.  Initially some of us who are allergic to public transport (there's more than one reason why we drive the 45 kms each way too ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=58 Well here it is, the post you’ve all been waiting for - our Inca Trail torture, oops I mean adventure.  Three days of serious trekking with the fourth day a 2 hour trek starting at sunrise as our last day on the Inca Trail before arriving at the Sun Gate ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=57 Prior to starting the Inca Trail we had tours around Cusco, Peru. What an amazing city.  Seriously the tourist mecca of Peru being the gateway to all things Inca. Many of the buildings are built on Inca temple foundations - the carved stones fit snugly together without mortar.  It is an astonishing site ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=56 Just a quick post (the internet in Cusco is not great) to let everyone know we are back from the Inca Trail and Macchu Picchu.  The experience in a couple of words; astonishing, difficult, spectacular, energising.  Promise to fill you in on all the details of our 4 day trek ... http://www.kealey.org/?p=55 Just a quick note to let you know that we´ve finally managed to get some photos up in the gallery. Click here -> Happy viewing. http://www.kealey.org/?p=54